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Sept. 20, 1966 w. w. HOPPER ETAL 3,274,554

COMPUTER SYSTEM Filed Feb. 15, 1961 32 Sheets-Sheet 1 Magnetic Drum Perfovofed Tape Reader Su ervisory and Punch 9 Primer K if? V EM High-speed :Q: Line Printer I C urd Punch Operonnq I CROSSBAR Consoie H SWITCH Reader 1 Inpu1-Output Control Modules Switching Interlock Computer Modules Memory Modules INVENTORS WARREN w. HOPPER STANLEY J, PEZELY LEONARD H4 SICHEL JR. RONALD B. LOUNSBLIRY PATRICIA v. ZIMMERMAN f (7 z ATTORNEY Sept. 20, 1966 w, w, HOPPER ETAL 3,274,554

COMPUTER SYSTEM PATRICIA V, ZlMMERMAN ATTORNEY Sept. 20, 1966 w. w. HOPPER ET AL 3,274,554

COMPUTER SYSTEM 4 WARREN W. HOPPER STANL J. PEZELY BY LEONA H.SICHEL,JR.

RONALD B. LOUNSBURY PATRICIA V. ZIMMERMAN ATTORNFY Sept. 20, 1966 W. W. HOPPER ETAL COMPUTER SYSTEM Filed Feb, 15, 1961 52 Sheets-Sheet 8 O PO JNVENTORS WARREN W. HOPPER STANLEY J. PEZELY LEONARD H. SICHEL JR. BY RONALD B. LOUNSBURY PATRICIA v. ZIMMERMAN Sept. 20, 1966 w. w. HOPPER ET AL 3, 7 ,554

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ATTORNEY O IN V EN TORS Sept. 20, 1966 w. w. HOPPER ET AL COMPUTER SYSTEM Filed Feb. 15. 1961 l-RQNII PI-ROMZ Pl-ROIVB Pl-RQM4 FIGSA FIGBB BY 52 Sheets-Sheet 1O PI-ROMS SEE-ROMS INVENTORS WARREN W. HOPPER STANLEY J PEZELY LEONARD H. SICHEL JR. RONALD s LouNsBuY PATRICIA v. ZIMMERMAN ATTORNEY Sept. 20, 1966 w. w. HOPPER ETA 3,274,554

COMPUTER SYSTEM Filed Feb. 15, 1961 52 Sheets-Sheet 11 BY RONALD a LDUNSBURY PATRICIA v. ZiMMERMAN ATTORNEY Sept. 20, 1966 w. w. HOPPER ET AL 3,274,554

COMPUTER SYSTEM 52 Sheets-Sheet 12 Filed Feb. 15. 1961 Sept. 20, 1966 w. w. HOPPER ET AL 3,274,554

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21. IN A SYSTEM COMPRISING REQUESTOR UNITS AND A UNIT TO WHICH A REQUEST IS MADE, HOLD MATRIX MEANS OPERABLE UPON MORE THAN ONE REQUEST FOR THE SAID REQUESTED UNIT AND ON BUSY CONDITIONS OF SAID REQUESTED UNIT, SAID MATRIX COMPRISING AN OR GATE FOR EACH REQUESTOR UNIT, AN AND GATE FOR SAID REQUESTED UNIT FOR EACH OF THE REQUESTOR UNITS, MEANS TO PROVIDE A FIRST INPUT INDICATIVE OF REQUESTED UNIT ADDRESS FROM EACH OF SAID REQUESTOR UNITS TO EACH OF SAID AND GATES, AND A SECOND COMMON INPUT TO EACH OF SAID AND GATES RESPONSIVE TO BUSY CONDITION OF SAID ADDRESSED UNIT, EACH OF SAID REQUESTOR UNIT OR GATES BEING RESPONSIVE TO ITS RESPECTIVE AND GATE, SAID OR GATE HAVING AN INPUT RESPONSIVE TO A SIGNAL INDICATING THAT SAID REQUESTOR UNIT IS TO AWAIT OPERATION UPON ITS REQUEST, EACH OF SAID OR GATES HAVING OUTPUT MEANS TO PROVIDE A SIGNAL TO ITS CORRESPONDING UNIT TO ENABLE SAID UNIT TO SENSE SAID OR GATE OUTPUT AND TAKE APPROPRIATE HOLDING ACTION. HOLDING ACTION. 